In this episode of PowerUP featuring Alex Lidow, CEO of EPC, we delve into an examination of the revolutionary implications of GaN technology across a range of applications, with a specific focus on motor control and LiDAR systems.

Power Electronics News
February, 2024
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Power-conversion technologies are experiencing the first tectonic shift since the move from bipolar to MOS. That shift, of course, is due to the viral adoption of wide-bandgap power devices. At this point, GaN is more than a specialty technology; it is a broad-scale replacement for silicon MOSFETs in applications ranging from 30 V up to 650 V — a multibillion-dollar market.

Power Electronics News
December, 2022
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The year 2021 was a transitional year in which the world decided to open its doors to GaN. In this interview with Power Electronics News during CES week, GaN industry experts confirmed that GaN is now proving its superiority over silicon.

Power Electronics News
January, 2022
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The new gallium nitride (GaN) family aims to deliver time-of-flight (ToF) applications for autonomous cars and 3D sensing across the consumer and industrial sectors. In an interview with EE Times, Alex Lidow, CEO at EPC, highlighted how introducing the eToF Laser Driver family’s for LiDAR system design at a low cost competes with the Mosfet when it comes to LiDAR applications.

EEWeb
September, 2021
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根據將氮化鎵和碳化矽材料的電子從價帶轉移到導帶所需的能量，氮化鎵和碳化矽元件被指定爲寬帶隙 (WBG) 半導體——碳化矽元件約爲 3.2 eV，氮化鎵元件則約爲 3.4 eV，而矽元件只有1.1 eV 。WBG 的擊穿電壓更高，在某些應用中可以達到 1,700 V。 在今年 5 月舉行的綫上PCIM Europe展會上，幾家公司展示了他們在 氮化鎵和碳化矽技術方面的最新創新，並且就 WBG 技術的發展方向分享了其獨特見解。

EE Times – Europe
2021 年 7 月
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New family of laser driver IC products will enable faster adoption and increased ubiquity of ToF solutions across a wider array of end-user applications.

How2Power
March, 2021
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An automotive application using GaN power devices in high volume is lidar(light detection and ranging) for autonomous vehicles. Lidar technology provides information about a vehicle’s surroundings, thus requiring high accuracy and reliability to ensure safety and performance. This article will discus a novel testing mechanism developed by EPC to test eGaN devices beyond the qualification requirements of the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) for the specific use case of lidar.

Power Systems Design
December, 2020
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Gallium nitride FETs have continued to gain traction in many power electronic applications, but GaN technology is still in the early part of its life cycle. While there is much room to improve basic FET performance figures of merit an even more promising avenue is the development of GaN power ICs.

Bodo’s Power Systems
November, 2020
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矽功率MOSFET未能跟上電力電子行業的發展變化，而效率、功率密度和更小的外型尺寸等因素是行業的主要需求。 矽MOSFET元件的性能已達到其理論極限，並且由於電路板的空間非常寶貴，因此功率系統設計人員必需找出替代方案。 氮化鎵（GaN）元件是一種高電子遷移率電晶體（HEMT），這種半導體正為新興應用不斷增值。

EETimes
2020年8月
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Gallium nitride (GaN) power devices have been in volume production since March 2010 and have established a remarkable field-reliability record. An automotive application using GaN power devices in high volume is lidar (light detection and ranging) for autonomous vehicles. Lidar technology provides information about a vehicle’s surroundings, thus requiring high accuracy and reliability to ensure safety and performance. This article will discuss a novel testing mechanism developed by Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) to test eGaN devices beyond the qualification requirements of the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) for the specific use case of lidar.

eeNews Europe
July 30, 2020
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知名企業領袖 - 宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）首席執行官Alex Lidow於2009年在市場推出第一個氮化鎵電晶體。 經過了10年的氮化鎵產品銷售，DESIGN & ELEKTRONIK 雜誌編輯Ralf Higgelke與Alex會面並談論氮化鎵技術的最新發展。

DESIGN & ELEKTRONIK雜誌
2020年2月20日
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It’s getting harder to avoid using GaN power transistors and ICs, says Alex Lidow. There are many reasons to use GaN-on-Si power transistors such as eGaN FETs, in telecoms, vehicles, healthcare and computing. Smaller, faster, lower cost, and more integrated, GaN-on-Si devices have spent a decade gaining the confidence and trust of designers across the spectrum of power conversion applications.

Electronic Specifier
November 20, 2019
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Ahead of December’s Power Conference in Munich, Bodo Arlt took the opportunity to get an insight into Alex Lidow’s thoughts on where the GaN market is now and where he sees the potential applications for the future. Dr. Lidow is the CEO and Co-founder of Efficient Power Conversion (EPC).

Bodo’s Power Systems
November, 2019
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This year’s PCIM Europe was attended by a record number of visitors, over 12,000. Over half (54%) were from outside Germany. They came to see over 500 exhibitors and while the subject matter was diverse and wide-ranging, there were some themes that emerged. GaN and SiC jostled for attention at this year’s PCIM Europe. Showing the potential that GaN has already realised, Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) had a stand that was well-stocked with examples of the eGaN FET technology that the company introduced in 2009.

Electronic Specifier
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In the final installment of this series, how GaN has met the requirements to displace silicon is explored. As the adoption rate of GaN explodes, it is important to remember that, while GaN has made many advancements in just a few short years, it is still far from its theoretical performance limitations and thus there are profound improvements that can continue to be achieved. In time, the performance and cost advantages of GaN-on-silicon will result in a majority of applications currently using silicon-based devices converting to the smaller, faster, cheaper, and more reliable GaN technology.

Power Systems Design
February, 2019
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In the first article in this series, how gallium nitride (GaN)-on-silicon low voltage power devices have enabled many new applications, such as light detection and ranging (LiDAR), envelope tracking, and wireless power was discussed. In this article, more detail on one of these leading applications, LiDAR, will be explored. How GaN is being used to make LiDAR systems that see farther, with higher resolution, and at lower cost will be shown.

Power Systems Design
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當全自動車輛及電力推進系統成為車載應用發展的推動力，在矽基板上生成氮化鎵的功率元件的龐大新興市場正逐漸崛起。

Design World
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從2010年開始，自矽基氮化鎵（GaN）電晶體商用化後，低壓氮化鎵電晶體推動了很多全新應用的發展。氮化鎵元件具備超快速開關，推動全新市場諸如雷射雷達、波峰追蹤及無線電源市場的出現。這些全新應用進一步實現更強大的供應鏈、低製造成本及元件前所未有的高可靠性。這些優勢使得比較保守的設計工程師在DC/DC轉換器、AC/DC轉換器及車載等各種應用開始對氮化鎵元件進行評估。在本文章系列，我們將討論多種發揮氮化鎵元件優勢的應用，實現最終產品差異化的競爭優勢。首先，我們會探討是甚麼因素加快了氮化鎵元件的普及。

Power Systems Design
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eGaN FET（及目前的積體電路）之可以應用於全自動車輛的雷射雷達系統，以及全自動電動賽車，是因為這些元件可以實現高很多的解析度（由於具備超短雷射脈衝）、更快速的圖像速度（由於短雷射脈衝），及可以準確地看得更遠（由於在超高電流時可以實現快速雷射脈衝）。

Planet Analog
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For LiDAR systems to meet ever-higher performance specs, they must perform fast switching of high-current pulses, which is where a gallium-nitride power switch can step in to help.

Electronic Design
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